Broken Vows (72 page)

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Authors: Tom Bower

    1. asks Cameron to give Gaddafi safe haven,
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    2. Kuwaiti government starts to finance,
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    3. some clients start to query his advice,
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    4. bid to become president of EU,
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    5. second appearance before Chilcot inquiry,
      1
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    6. ever closer relationship with Murdoch,
      1
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    7. advises Brooks on phone-hacking scandal,
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    8. possible affair with Deng,
      1
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    9. Murdoch divorces Deng, partly on grounds of her relationship with TB,
      1
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    10. waning influence internationally,
      1
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    11. Quartet employment ends,
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    12. awards from Save the Children and
      GQ
      ,
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    13. trustworthiness assessed,
      1
    14. GENERAL:
      attitude to the market,
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    15. attitude to rural affairs,
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    16. author’s meeting with,
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    17. belief in power of legislation,
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    18. books about,
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    19. British popular attitude,
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      2
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    20. children’s education,
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    21. fascination with wealthy businessmen,
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    22. influences on,
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    23. as judge of character,
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    24. lack of historical knowledge,
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    25. lack of knowledge about Islam,
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    26. lack of understanding of political success,
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    27. leadership skills,
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    28. leisurewear,
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    29. love of trappings of office,
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    30. loyalty,
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    31. personal kindnesses,
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    32. relationship with CB,
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    33. and religion,
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    34. Tory rather than Labour?,
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    35. trustworthiness,
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    36. unworldliness,
      1
  2. Blears, Hazel,
    1
  3. Blix, Hans,
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    2
    ,
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    4
  4. Blunkett, David: and education policy,
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    2
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    1. and immigration policy,
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    2. on Roche,
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    3. replaces Straw at Home Office,
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      2
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    4. Woodhead on,
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    5. and Iraq war,
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    6. blames civil service for lack of improvement in NHS,
      1
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    7. on Barber’s tests,
      1
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    8. tackles TB over tenor of his leadership,
      1
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    9. and
      Sunday Times
      exposé,
      1
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    10. on TB’s struggle to survive,
      1
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    11. resigns over nanny’s visa,
      1
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    12. support for TB in run-up to 2005 election,
      1
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    13. second resignation,
      1
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    14. on Reid,
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  5. BMA
    see
    British Medical Association
  6. Boateng, Paul,
    1
  7. Boer, Wiebe,
    1
  8. Boko Haram,
    1
  9. Booth, Cherie
    see
    Blair, Cherie
  10. Booth, Tony,
    1
  11. Bosnia,
    1
    ,
    2
  12. Bowen, Desmond,
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    ,
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  13. Bower, Cynthia,
    1
  14. Boyce, Admiral Mike: takes over as chief of defence staff,
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    1. attitude to Hoon and Tebbit,
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    2. tries to get more money for MoD,
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    3. warns about dangers of ‘war on terror’,
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    4. TB keeps Iraq discussions secret from,
      1
      ,
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    5. and Iraq war,
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    6. tries to get more military funding,
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    7. continued negativity about Iraq war,
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      2
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    8. and first JIC dossier,
      1
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    9. Hoon and TB try to sack,
      1
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    10. addresses Cabinet re. extent of UK involvement in Iraq invasion,
      1
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    11. protests again about lack of military funding,
      1
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    12. pressurises TB to authorise proper war preparations,
      1
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    13. briefs TB and presses him for decisiveness,
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    14. warns about lack of post-war planning,
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      ,
      2
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    15. demands assurance war would be legal,
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    16. and war briefings,
      1
      ,
      2
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    17. announces war officially over,
      1
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    18. on Short and aid work in Iraq,
      1
  15. Boys-Smith, Stephen: Straw urges to do better with asylum-seekers,
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    ,
    2
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    1. meets with TB to discuss asylum-seekers,
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    2. works with Roche,
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      ,
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    3. on Straw,
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    4. welcomes tolerant immigration policy,
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    5. grants Somalians exceptional leave to remain,
      1
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    6. on New Labour immigration policy,
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    7. improves decision-making process,
      1
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    8. relationship with Blunkett,
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    9. on benefit voucher system,
      1
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    10. replaced by Jeffrey,
      1
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    11. on second Iraq dossier,
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    12. work in Northern Ireland,
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  16. BP,
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    ,
    2
  17. Bradford Royal Infirmary,
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  18. Branson, Richard,
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    ,
    2
    ,
    3
  19. Brazil,
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  20. Bremer, Paul,
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    ,
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    ,
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  21. Bremner, Rory,
    1
  22. Bright, Martin,
    1
  23. Brin, Sergey,
    1
  24. Bristol Royal Infirmary,
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  25. British Aerospace,
    1
  26. British army: in Kosovo,
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    ,
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    1. in Sierra Leone and East Timor,
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    2. lack of proper funding for Iraq war,
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      2
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    3. lack of experience for Iraq war,
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    4. pushes for full involvement,
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    5. invasion performance,
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    6. plight in Iraq in aftermath of war,
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    7. more funding reluctantly released by Brown,
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    8. military police murdered,
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    9. administrative muddle in British chain of command,
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    10. calibre of officers in Iraq,
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    11. TB pledges to send more troops to Afghanistan,
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    12. Allied Rapid Reaction Corps,
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    13. growing chaos round Basra,
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    14. withdrawal from Iraq starts to be considered,
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    15. Afghanistan deployment goes ahead,
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    16. desires to leave Iraq,
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    17. helicopter shot down in Basra,
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    18. extension of Afghanistan mission to Sangin proves disastrous,
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    19. escalation and mission creep in Afghanistan and Iraq,
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    20. and NHS medical treatment,
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    21. lack of proper funding and equipment,
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    22. see also
      SAS
  27. British Energy,
    1
  28. British Gas,
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    2
  29. British Medical Association (BMA): TB under fire from,
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    1. obstruction to change,
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    2. and NHS Plan 2000,
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    3. negotiations over consultant pay and conditions,
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    4. GP pay and conditions,
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    5. negotiates yet better pay,
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    6. hatred of the market,
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    7. new system for assigning junior doctors to consultants,
      1
  30. Bromley, Princess Royal University Hospital,
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    2
  31. Brooks, Rebekah,
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  32. Brown, Gordon: character,
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    1. books about,
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    2. attitude to Smith,
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    3. appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer,
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    4. TB’s role in economic affairs,
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    5. attitude to health expenditure,
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    6. relationship with TB,
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      ,
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    7. and Robinson,
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    8. flat swap with Blairs,
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    9. and Ecclestone scandal,
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    10. worsening relations with Mandelson,
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    11. and Robinson scandal,
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    12. Routledge’s biography appears,
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    13. conviction should have been PM,
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    14. and defence policy,
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    15. and energy policy,
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    16. desire for revenge on Mandelson,
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    17. and immigration policy,
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    18. attitude to prison policy,
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    19. introduces tax credits,
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    20. appears to inject yet more cash into NHS,
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    21. pushes PFI deals for hospitals,
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    22. protects Robinson,
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    23. continuing belief in NHS monopoly,
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    24. his goals for the government,
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    25. role in Mandelson’s resignation irreparably damages relationship with TB,
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    26. gets involved in education policy,
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    27. personal agenda of redistribution,
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    28. and Kosovo intervention,
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    29. refuses to discuss Budget,
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    30. and forces of conservatism speech,
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    31. advice to Milburn about health policy,
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    32. refuses more money for NHS,
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    33. cancels Third World debt,
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    34. popularity,
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    35. TB tries to force to hand over NHS money,
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    36. Bremner’s portrayal,
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    37. divisiveness of his policy preferences,
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    38. and climate change,
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    39. considers Post Office privatisation,
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    40. reluctantly agrees to abandon petrol tax increase,
      1
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    41. attitude to immigration,
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    42. underfunding of MoD,
      1
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    43. Robinson praises,
      1
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    44. more arguments with TB,
      1
      ,
    45. TB’s need for,
      1
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    46. refuses to allocate money for foot-and-mouth epidemic,
      1
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    47. another row with TB,
      1
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    48. TB retreats from sending to Foreign Office,
      1
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    49. still refusing more NHS money,
      1
      ,
      2
      ,
      3
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    50. TB decides to stand firm against his demand for TB’s resignation,
      1
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    51. commitment to tax credits,
      1
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    52. backstabbing,
      1
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    53. involvement in education programmes,
      1
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    54. TB attempts to discuss 9/11 with,
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    55. and Iraq war,
      1
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      2
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    56. grudgingly funds immigrant detention centres,
      1
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    57. more fights with TB, over NHS and succession in particular,
      1
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    58. relationship with Milburn,
      1
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      2
      ,
      3
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    59. marriage, and death of newborn daughter,
      1
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    60. finally agrees to extra NHS cash,
      1
      ,
      2
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    61. 2002 Budget breaks own golden rules,
      1
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    62. opposes Milburn’s NHS reorganisation,
      1
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    63. economic forecasts proved wrong,
      1
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    64. Iraq war as means for TB to win out over,
      1
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    65. refuses more money for the military in run-up to Iraq war,
      1
      ,
      2
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    66. attacks TB at 2002 party conference,
      1
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    67. obstructs TB’s nuclear power plans,
      1
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    68. poor value of redistributive efforts
      1
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    69. supports part privatisation of London Underground,
      1
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    70. Blunkett and Milburn try to persuade TB to sack,
      1
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    71. relationship with CB,
      1
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    72. TB again retreats from sacking,
      1
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    73. allocates funds for Iraq invasion,
      1
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    74. to be excluded from war plans,
      1
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    75. Cabinet attitude to,
      1
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    76. support for Iraq war,
      1
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    77. goes on attack again against TB,
      1
      ,
      2
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    78. 2003 Budget breaks golden rules again,
      1
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    79. another NHS row,
      1
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    80. as protector of NHS spending,
      1
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    81. opposes introducing the market into NHS,
      1
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    82. Milburn sacrificed to TB’s need for,
      1
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    83. Reid’s attitude to,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    84. TB’s fear of continues to affect health policy,
      1
      ;
    85. TB quashes his querying of education expenditure,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    86. Powell on his ambition to be PM,
      1
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    87. blocks funds for army in Iraq,
      1
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    88. argues with TB over British membership of euro,
      1
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    89. tentative handover deal done with TB,
      1
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    90. TB reneges on deal,
      1
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    91. reluctantly releases more military funding,
      1
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    92. triumphant 2004 Budget,
      1
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    93. again presses TB to resign,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    94. row over energy policy,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    95. TB announces will serve full third term,
      1
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    96. constant self-promotion,
      1
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    97. TB moves against, with predictable results,
      1
      ;
    98. Peston’s supportive book,
      1
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    99. made election supremo,
      1
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    100. his effect on the economy and industry,
      1
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    101. and Rover,
      1
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    102. TB again toys with idea of sacking,
      1
      ;
    103. opposes TB’s proposed health changes,
      1
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    104. worsening public finances,
      1
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    105. more involvement in health policy,
      1
      ;
    106. more arguments over TB’s length of tenure and succession,
      1
      ;
    107. row with TB over economy and pensions,
      1
      ;
    108. agrees to fund Afghanistan mission,
      1
      ;
    109. snap pledge to increase funding for state schools,
      1
      ;
    110. again attacking TB,
      1
      ;
    111. TB attempts to make him more New Labour,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    112. encourages BNF’s sale of stake in Westinghouse Electric Company,
      1
      ;
    113. TB wants to win over to nuclear power,
      1
      ;
    114. again refuses additional military funding,
      1
      ,
      2
      ;
    115. finally gets departure date from TB,
      1
      ;
    116. popular lack of support,
      1
      ;
    117. at 2006 party conference,
      1
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    118. TB’s attitude to him as successor,
      1
      ;
    119. rejects New Labour brand,
      1
      ;
    120. helps TB exit gracefully,
      1
      ;
    121. still opposes TB’s education policies,
      1
      ;
    122. 2007 Budget,
      1
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    123. performance as Chancellor assessed,
      1
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    124. assures self of succession,
      1
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    125. congratulates TB at his last Cabinet meeting,
      1
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    126. as PM,
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      ,
      3
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    127. TB writes about in memoirs,
      1
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    128. and Chilcot inquiry,
      1

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